The two Remus class locomotives were 0-6-0 saddle tank broad gauge locomotives operated by the South Devon Railway. They were ordered for working goods trains on the West Cornwall Railway but were also used on passenger trains when required. The Avonside Engine Company was a locomotive manufacturer in Bristol, England. ... A selection of early 20th century locomotive types according to their Whyte notation and their comparative size The Whyte notation for classifying steam locomotives by wheel arrangement was devised by Frederick Methvan Whyte and came into use in the early 20th century. ... 0-6-0 is also the emergency telephone number in Mexico, similar to the United Statess 9-1-1. ... Rail gauge is the distance between the inner sides of the two parallel rails that make up a railway track. ... On a steam locomotive, a driving wheel is a powered wheel which is driven by the locomotives pistons (or turbine, in the case of a steam turbine locomotive). ... The South Devon Railway Company built and operated the railway from Exeter to Plymouth and Torquay in Devon, England. ... The original Bristol Temple Meads station, first terminus of the GWR, is the building to the left of this picture The Great Western Railway (GWR) was a British railway company, linking South West England, the West Country and South Wales with London. ... Class (locomotive) refers to a group of locomotives built to a common design for a single railroad. ... 0-6-0 is also the emergency telephone number in Mexico, similar to the United Statess 9-1-1. ... Great Western Railway broad gauge steam locomotives awaiting scrapping in 1892 after the conversion to standard gauge. ... The South Devon Railway Company built and operated the railway from Exeter to Plymouth and Torquay in Devon, England. ... Was a former Railway Company operating in West Cornwall, UK. The company was formed in 1844 to opererate the existing service between the towns of Hayle and Redruth and the extend the railway line as far as Penzance. ...

The two Remus class locomotives were similar to the Dido class but with slightly larger wheels. They were built by the Avonside Engine Company. The eight Dido class locomotives were 0-6-0 saddle tank broad gauge locomotives operated on the South Devon Railway and Cornwall Railway and associated other adjacent railways. ... The Avonside Engine Company was a locomotive manufacturer in Bristol, England. ...

On 1 February 1876 the South Devon Railway was amalgamated with the Great Western Railway, the locomotives were given numbers by their new owners but continued to carry their names too. February 1 is the 32nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1876 (MDCCCLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ...

Locomotives

• Remus (1866 - 1886) GWR no. 2154
• Romulus (1866 - 1892) GWR no. 2155

The names, like many other locomotives of this era, came from classical mythology. In this case, Romulus and Remus were the traditional founders of Rome. Romulus (c. ...

References

• The Locomotives of the Great Western Railway, Part 2: Broad Gauge. The Railway Correspondence and Travel Society. ISBN 0-906867-90-8. 
• Beck, Keith; Copsey, John (1990). The Great Western in South Devon. Didcot: Wild Swan Publications. ISBN 0-901115-32-0. 
• Gregory, R H (1982). The South Devon Railway. Salisbury: The Oakwood Press. ISBN 0-85361-286-2. 
• Waters, Laurence (1999). The Great Western Broad Gauge. Hersham: Ian Allan Publishing. ISBN 0-906867-90-8. 
• Railway company records at The National Archives

The National Archives building at Kew. ...